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more about #ships more comments → Deckard: Not my cup of tea. more » The5thElephant: Please tell me that glass nose is a viewing station, that would be so much fun flying a couple of feet above the water with nothing in front of you. more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: I'm sure I don't want to see Wilson Fisk and Lex Luthor in spandex or speedos for that matter. more » Munch the BanNail: Mine's way better more » Deckard: Paul Allen's Octopuss is still my favorite mega-yacht, closest thing I've seen to a bond villian's. It was recently used on a National Geographic spe... more » Spoony: I'll take one in black! more » AlphaUltima: just symbolizes america. turn a national tragedy into an excuse for war. #ussnewyork more » LittleJon: I'm sorry, but I think this is pretty childish. What defines our society are our freedoms, tolerance and justice. Wouldn't a more fitting tribute hav... more » bobvilla: It's good that after all that death and destruction we decided to make a war ship. Yep, that makes sense. Dumb asses. I would never want to be memoria... more » aec007: We will never forget. And anybody that messes with this ship, won't forget either. #ussnewyork more » Andrew Johnson: Whoa. Hang on. They took the some ruins of a building destroyed as "a symbol of american imperialism" to make a warship to enforce american imperial... more » Canoehead: I didn't see the ship, but did see a trio of CH-46 Sea Knights zipping down the Hudson in formation. Those bids were likely twice the age of the Jar... more » 92BuickLeSabre: Lady Liberty is not a Queen of the Harbor. She is very intentionally not a Queen. She is a symbol of the best ideals of democratic aspirations and bel... more » RyaninCalgary: This is neat and a nice tribute but you really have to wonder. They could build a new ship in less time then it's taken to cut through the red tape an... more » eaches: As a ten-year USN veteran and a New Yorker who was on block away on 9/11, I have to say I'm with Soldier_CLE on this one. It's about patriotism and t... more » -
#ships
Ikkar Transforming Yacht Requires Supervillain Spandex Suit
I'm glad that the Ikkar—a yacht that can open its hull until it looks like a trimaran—is just a really sleek concept. After all, the only people who can actually build it are Dr.Doom, Magneto, and Larry Ellison. More » -
#ships
110-Foot Catamaran Comes With a Goddamn Personal Plane and a Launcher
I know I said I want an America's Cup schooner, but a 110-foot catamaran fitted with a personal exploration plane, like a Japanese super-submarine? I know Corto Maltese won't approve, but I'm game. More » -
#ships
USS New York Warship Is Made With Steel from the Twin Towers
The 684-foot, $1.2-billion warship USS New York is actually made of New York. At least, 7.5 tonnes of salvaged steel from the Twin Towers. Watch it come back home, under the eyes of the Lady of the Harbor: More » -
#boats
World's Largest Cruise Ship Sets Sail
Royal Caribbean's record-setting $1.5 billion, 1200-foot-long, 16-deck-high, 220,000-ton, Tower-of-Babel-on-sea luxury cruiser has finally set sail from Finland to Miami. I hate to be the one to ask but, um, there aren't any icebergs on the way, right guys? More » -
#yachts
This Is My Dream House, Except It's Not a House
I want to live here. Spacious, sunny apartment, hard wood floors, glass and steel. Except that this is not an apartment. It's not even a building. It's the strangest yacht I've seen, as these pretty shots show: More » -
#yachts
Inspired By Cars, the 125m 7Cs Superyacht Is Another Boat You'll Never Own
A couple of uber rich playboys from DriveDesign, not content with their dominance over the land, have taken to the high seas with this slick, modern take on the yacht—complete with pool, double staircase and borderline offensive opulence, standard. More » -
#science
Cloud-Generating 1900-Ship Armada to Sink Climate Change
The Copenhagen Consensus Centre—a respected European think tank which used to be skeptic on climate change—is now advising that we should spend $9 billion in building 1900 cloud-generating ships like the one above. Why? To cool down Earth: More » -
#imagecache
What Is This?
You'd be forgiven for thinking this is digital age command center, where generals direct scores of experimental drones by fingertip, holo-conference with the President and shield the world from terrifying threats unseen. In reality, it's probably older than you are. More » -
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#miniatures
Tiny Adorable Oil Tanker Makes Pilots Better Trained, Slightly Awkward
The Warsash Maritime Academy in the UK uses these $245,000 miniature oil tankers to train its pilots—they're incredibly difficult to drive, and simulate all kinds of different emergency situations, all while looking like a coin-operated children's ride. More » -
#space
Virgin Galactic's Boss Says Space Travel Will Never Be Cheap
Warning, middle-class Earthmen. By the end of this post, your dreams of low-cost space travel will be delayed. Above: WhiteKnightTwo Eve's Maiden Flight. Photo Credit Schereer Scherer. More » -
#omg
World's Largest Model Is Bigger Than Your House
As I watched this video of the Miniatur Wunderland my mind went from mild amusement to surprising awe to absolute astonishment. At 11,840 square feet and fully computerized, the world's largest model defies belief: More » -
#military
Always Wanted a Stealth Boat? The Navy Is Giving This One Away
This is Sea Shadow, the Navy's first stealth vessel and the inspiration for the stealth ship in Tomorrow Never Dies. It can now be yours, for free. But there's a catch. More » -
#pets
The Hamster Rocket Is a Blast!
Most hamsters are content to hang out on a wheel all day. The intrepid prefer a ball. But the truly courageous, they long to go where no hamster has gone before. More » -
#rockets
BALLS 17 Experimental Rocket Competition, In Photographs
"BALLS 17 is a venue for projects that should NOT be flown publicly due to safety and legal restrictions. This may include, but is not limited to, LARGE rockets, complex staging or clustering, metal rockets, self designed and/or fabricated rocket motors and new technologies being developed or proven." More » -
#batmanboat
Navy "Batman Boat" Has Drug Runners Thinking They're Being Chased By UFOs
The Navy's 80-foot $6 million "Stiletto" with its Batman-esque twin m-shaped hull has been floating around as a prototype project for several years now, but it has suffered from budget cuts in the Defense Department. However, it appears that the Stiletto is starting to see some action in the war against drugs. Recently a group of drug runners in Florida tried to elude one by sailing near reefs and sandbars at 42 knots and skimming over water less than 5 feet deep. But the Stiletto kept on coming. After a two-hour chase, the drug boat finally ran out of gas and the passengers were apprehended. They told authorities that it was like being chased by a UFO. A UFO boat, huh? These guys were so f'ing high. More » -
#military
U.S.S. Independence: A Triple Hulled, Weapon-Laden Monster That is Surprisingly Affordable
Last month, the US Navy and General Dynamics took the lid off the new U.S.S. Independence littoral combat ship (LCS). This beast will sail close to the shore and throw everything imaginable at an enemy—from armored vehicles and helicopters to shells, torpedoes and missiles. Plus, it can hustle at a rumored 60 knots. Basically, that means the enemy will have a difficult time escaping the wrath of this mighty vessel no matter where they are. More »
